Rescan All Hba operation


The Rescan All Hba operation allows you to issue a request to rescan all host bus adapters on a ESX server for detecting new storage devices.

The following table describes the elements for the adapter request.

Adapter request elements for the Rescan All Hba operation

Element

Definition

Required

<operation-type>

Defines the type of operation: Host

Yes

<operation-name>

Defines the name of operation: Rescan_All_Hba

Yes

<soap-url>

Specifies the URL for the remote SOAP service running on the VMware VirtualCenter

If the <soap-url> element is not specified, the request uses the VirtualCenter Server details specified in the adapter configuration.

Default format for HTTPS: https://<hostName>:<port>/sdk/vim

Default format for HTTP: http://<hostName>:<port>/sdk/vim

Note

If you want to use an HTTP value, you might need to change the configuration of the VMware Infrastructure application.

No

<transport>

Specifies the transport protocol for the message

If the <transport> element is not provided, the request uses the VirtualCenter Server details specified in the adapter configuration.

Valid values: https-rpc (default), http-rpc

Note

If the value of the <transport> element is https-rpc, you must install the security certificate for the VMware Virtual Center to the keystore of the peer on which the adapter is enabled.

No

<user-name>

Specifies the user name that is used for HTTP basic authentication on the VMware Virtual Center

If no user name is specified, the request is executed with the user name that is specified in the configuration.

No

<password>

Specifies the password corresponding to <user-name>

Conditional; required if <user-name> is specified

<parameters>

Contains the <host-system> element required to execute the operation

Yes

<host-system>

DNS name of the host for which the network configuration details are to be retrieved

Valid values: Any string

Yes

The following code sample shows the sample adapter request for the Rescan All Hba operation.

Sample adapter request for the Rescan All Hba operation

<vmware-infrastructure-request>
   <operation-type>Host</operation-type>
   <operation-name>Rescan_All_Hba</operation-name>
   <soap-url></soap-url>
   <transport></transport>
   <user-name></user-name>
   <password></password>
   <parameters>
<host-system>xyz.bmc.com</host-system>
    </parameters>
</vmware-infrastructure-request>

The following code sample shows the response for the sample Rescan All Hba operation.

Sample adapter response for the Rescan All Hba operation

<vmware-infrastructure-response>
     <metadata>
       <status>success</status>
     </metadata>
     <RescanAllHbaResponse></RescanAllHbaResponse>
</vmware-infrastructure-response>

 

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